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Section 20: Privileges of registered Practitioners

The Karnataka Ayurvedic, Naturopathy, Siddha, Unani and Yoga Practitioners Registration and Medical Practitioners Miscellaneous Provisions…State Act of Karnataka · Act 9 of 1962

Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force,-

(1) the expression ‘legally qualified medical practitioner’ or ‘duly qualified medical practitioner’ or any word or expression importing a reference to a person recognised by law as a medical practitioner or member of the medical profession shall, in all laws in force in the 1[State of Karnataka]1 in so far as such laws relate to any of the matters specified in List II or List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India, be deemed to include a registered practitioner;

(2) a certificate required by any Act from any medical practitioner or medical officer shall be valid, if such certificate has been signed by a registered practitioner;

(3) a registered practitioner shall be eligible to hold an appointment as a medical officer in any medical institution of any system of medicine in which he is registered;

(4) a registered practitioner may possess and prescribe the poisonous drugs of the system or systems of medicine to which he belongs.

1. Adapted by the Karnataka Adaptations of Laws Order, 1973 w.e.f. 01.11.1973.

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ActThe Karnataka Ayurvedic, Naturopathy, Siddha, Unani and Yoga Practitioners Registration and Medical Practitioners Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1961.
Section20
Marginal notePrivileges of registered Practitioners
JurisdictionState of Karnataka
StatusIn force as published by the source

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